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Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
WILL POWDERLY RESIGN?
Trouble in the Knights WhicllCauses
Hot Fight.

MINNEAPoLIs, Oct. 15.-The report that
General Master Workman Powderly had re-
signed at - 80 this morning created genuine
surprise. 1t was not generally believed.
Powderly was seen early this morning. He
emphatically denied having written his resig-
nation. Regarding the lack of harmony
among the members of the executive board
which has been given out as the cause of the
alleged resignation, Powderly refused to ex-
press himself
Since the convention opened Barry and
Bailey have been known to advocate every
measure presented by the "antis." This has
been strikingly true of Barry. He took Issue
against the administration when the anarch-
ist question was being discussed, and made
such sensational speech supporting the
bly, protested. He also advocated the
side of the 'antis" in the fight
over the Chicago stock yards strike matter.
In each case the "antis'' were defeated by
heavy vote. 1t is asserted that Barry has
been making this fight on personal grounds.
There is no doubt he and Bailey have many
warm personal friends among the delegates
and that they have been working hard to
gain more. They knew fight was to
the present convention and they
have been making preparations for
it, but none too soon. 1t is now on, and bit
ter it promises to be. There seems to be
little doubt that the ''antis" will be routed.
Although the press committee would take
no report this noon, it is learned that the
general assembly spent the forenoon in red
hot discussion over the resolution introduced
last night regarding the change in the man
ner of appointing the executive board which
was for the purpose of providing for getting
away with Barry and Bailey. 1t is under
stood that no decision has yet been reached.
The situation in the general assembly to-
night is unchanged, and it is now thought
the examination of the charges against the
members of the executive board will not be
completed before Tuesday. Powderly de-
MES that he has written his resignation, but
it is generally believed that if not yet writ
ten its execution is imminent.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
A PLUCKY MESSENGER.
How Texas Train Robbers Were
Fooled and One Killed,

Ell PAso, Tex, Oct 15.-The accounts sent
from here last night of an attempted train
robbery, in which one robber was reported
killed, was partially incorrect. When the
two men had compelled the engineer I'd
stop the train one of them, as
stated, shattered the door OF
the express car with dynamite and
ordered the express messenger out Tho
messenger, j. Ernest Smith, together with ].
r. Beardsley, clerk in the Wells-Fargo of
flee at Fort Worth, ,oli.e out They had
extinguished the liz Us when they
first heard the revolver shots ouH
side and the robbers commanded
SIIlttn.. to go back into the car and
lighi,,a the lamp. He climbed back the forei
most robber ircc,.,,"winS h!..n: Smith seized his
revolver, which was Jusc insloe uoor' rh Tila
shot the robber tlr yugh the heart no
other one then attempted to get his coInf
rade's body on the engine, evidently intend!
ing to uncouple the train and run. While hd
was trying to lift the body Messenger Smith
got his double barrel shotgun, leaned out Of
down, then sprang up and ran out of sight!
ing deputy marshals went out and found the
body of the second robber about fifty
yards from the scene of the shooting The
dead body has not yet been identified. Ono
of them had on his person receipt dated
Terre Haute, Ind, September 2S, for n trunk
marked j. f. Emmerton. Messenger Smith
is the hero of the hour. He halls from Stt
Louis but has been employed on this run
four wears.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
FIELDEN'S FRANTIC APPEAL,
Ho Addresses an Open Letter to
Governor Oglesby.
A RATHER CHEEKY DOCUMENT
The Claim Set Up That the Proceed.
ings OF Judge Gary's Court viii
Fully Establish His
Innocence.
An Anarchistic Appeal.

CHICAGO, H., Oct. l5.-Thc following lottcp'
isttor to Governor Oglesby, of Illinois, was
givon to the Associated press to-night !,
To His Excellcncy, Richard j. Ogolsby,
Governor of the State of lllinos.-Deaf
Sir: | am aware that petitions are being
signed by hundreds of thousands of persons;
addressed to you, bcsccching YOU to nterpos6
your prcrogative and commute the sentences
of myself and comrades from death to i'm!
prisonment in the pcnnitcntiary. You are,
am told. Il good constitutional lawyer and q
sincere man. l therefore beg of you
to examine the record of the trial, and
Then conscientiously decide for yourself as
TO my guilt or innocence. l know rs n just
man you will decide in accordance with tho
facts, truth and justice of the case, but I
write to reiteratc the declaration made in my
published appeal to the people of America on
September 81, lSSi. | am guilty or am n-
nocent of the charge for which | am COM
demncd to die. If guilty, then prefer death
rather than to go Like a quarry slave ut
night scourged to his dungeon If pnoI
cent, then l am entitled to and
will accept nothing less than liberty. The
records of the trial made in Judge Gary'S
court prove my innocence of the crime of mur
der, but there exists II conspiracy to judically
murder myself and imprisoned companions
in the name and by virtue of the authority OF
the state. History records every dcspotic,
arbitrary deed of the peoples rulers as hav.
ing been done in the name of the people, even
to the destruction of the liberties of the peo-
pie. l am helpless prisoner and completely
in the power of the authorities, but
l strongly protest against being taken
from a cell and carried to the
penitentary as felon. Therefore, in tho
name of the people, whose liberty is being
destroyed, in the name of peace and justice,
protest against the consummaton of this
judicial murder; this proposed strangulation
of freedom on American soil. l speak for
myself. / know not what course the others
may pursue, but for myself l regret the
petition for my imprisonment.
am innocent and l say to you that
under no circumstances will accept a COM
mutation to imprisonment In the name Of
the American people, demand my right, my
lawful, constitutional, natural, inalienable
right to liberty. Respectfully yours, Albert
II. Parsons, Prison Cell 20, Chicago, llls.S'
Oct. 49, 1887.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
FRANCES MILITARY SCANDAL.
The Attention of All Berlin Occu.
Died With 1t,


Copyright 1857 by Ne,p York associated Press)
BERLIN, Oct 15.-The French military
scandal occupies the attention of both public
and official circles. 1t is impossible to deny
that the revelation gratifies German senti-
ment toward France, chiefly because of the
disclosures of internal disorders and of cor
ruption and dscord in places which help to
thwart the revanchst designs and even tend
toward abating revance rancors. Gen
eral Boulanger's conduct is es-
pecially condemned by the whole press
whose opinion is practically unanimous that
he has irreparably injured himself. This con-
sciousness of newspaper opinion is not quite
shared by official circles, where the re-
surgance of Boulanger as a military leader
of the radicals and revancists is predicted as
the certain ultimate issue of the warfare
of parties. General Boulangers innocence
of anything but an ndiscretion is
accepted here as unassailable. Another
noteworthy aspect of the German feeling is
the tendency of sympathy for the French
people. The Vossiche Zeitung claims for the
French as national qualities, morality, So
briefly and industry, and says it would be
unjust to hold them responsible for vicious
social excrescence.
The relations between Germany and Rus
STA are becoming more embittered.
No mask is now worn on either side. The
press of st. Petersburg and Moscow is now
permitted to indulge in its natural disposition
to abuse the Germans. The inspired press
here is not backward in responding in kind
Diplomatic intercourse between the two
governments is limited to unavoidable COM
munications, which are exchanged with frigid
ciyllitieS,
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
A DISASTER AVERTED.
A Trestle Fired in Advance OF the
Presidential Party.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct, 15,-[Special Tele-
gram to the BEE. when the Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Gulf train, preceding the presi-
dental train, arrived at the trestle near
Jonesboro, Ark, yesterday morning the en-
gineer discovered the trestle to be on fire.
The train passed over in safety, the engin-
eer being unable to stop the train before it
had passed over the burning section, and an
examination was made. A section ten feet
square was found to be in flames, and the fire
had evidently started on the under side of
the timber. The fire was soon extinguished.
The flames had not eaten dangerously far
into the wood, and the trestle was still safe.
Had the train been ten minutes later, how
ever, there would have been another horror
TO chronicle. A correspondent happened to
be on the train and made careful examina-
tion of the burned timbers, which gave un-
mistakable evidence of an attempt at train
wrecking. 49,.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS.
What a Commoner Says of the Situa-
tion in England.

lCOpyight 1887 by James Gordon Bennett
LONDON, Oct. 10 New York Herald
Cable-Special to the BEE. I'm liberal
and Parnelite circles the conviction gains
strength that the government is in q serious
difficulty and may even have to resign. Deal
ing with the matter simply as a question of
fact, have to say that no ground exists for
any such reports. The regular working ma
jority remains not less than eighty, which
can be brought up to a hundred in great
emergency. The liberal -unionists, in spite of
the detection Of Buchanan and two or three
Others will hold fast to the ministry. AS in
dicated by Chamberlains speeches, the con-
servatives remain solid with one doubtful ex-
ception. There is not the fantest difference
of opinion in the cabinet as to the proper
course to pursue in Ireland. If Churchill re-
turned, the laws would still have been en-
forced. His speeches prove his determine
tion to maintain the uniCn. There are facts
that must be faced. No ministry ever re-
signed with working majority of over
eighty. As for the legal aspects, the pre-
vious dispatches will be found correct
O'Brien must go to prison. The government
desired to let the appeal take its course, but
all the lawyers affirm that there can be but
one result. Other prosecutions for
sedition speeches against English members
will be instituted. New and vigorous meas
ures will be taken against league theories or
wishes. Thus stands the case: The league
or the government must go under, Every
MiQjStsgs who rsigned at such iuncture-
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
PARTISAN PRATTLE.
Boulanger's Fall and the Decoration
al hn Chin GtConinS- NJ,

BOuIanger's FAN ana the Decoration
Scandal the Blaine.
lCOpWght 1887 by James Gordon Bennett.1
PARIS, Oct. 10 New York Herald Gable
Special to the BEE The weather contin-
ues cold, wet and windy Umbrellas and
waterproofs monopolize the boulevards, and
not even Boulanger's arrest nor the eXtraor-
dinary panorama of swindlers and dupes that
makes up the 'Caffarel- -Limouzin-d Andlau-
Withon-Ratozz scandal has yet famed Par
isians into anything like the blaze of excite
ment and revolt that had been confidently
predicted. The carefully planned hunt for
the corpulent but still inevitable General
d'Andlan has become sort
of standing joke. All day and all
night six policemen and six detectives
pace solemnly NY and down Rue Scribe in
front of the Jockey club where the missing
general used to dine. These videttes are re-
lieved every four hours. Other squads Of
police and detectives are patrolling up and
down in front of Twenty-ffth avenue, Dan
tin, where the general used to sleep. Still
larger oetachments hover around the beau
tiful chateau Of Vcrderonne near Liancourt
Where the general used to shoot pheasants
and partridges. Still more detectives are
stationed at every railway station within
radius of twenty miles of Paris. In fact the
entire police force of 'Frauce has for three
days been hunting after the general and try
ing to stack him as if he were
a deer, but the willy general, handicapped as
he is by corpulency and gout, has completely
baited all his pursuers. 10 make the hunt Of
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
More Home Rule Literature.

LONDON, Oct. 15.-Messrs Gladstone and
Morley each contributed articles for the
"Home Rule Land Book" which will be is.
sued on Monday, preparatory to the liberal
federation meeting in Nottingham. Mr..
Gladstones article is entitled "The Lessons
of Irish History He traces the history Of
Ireland for the past 700 years and deals
with the necessity during the present crisis
of becoming acquainted with the true state
of the account between the islands of the
United Kingdom. Earl Spencer, in preface
to the work, says I'VE can safely pass a.
large land purchase scheme without estab-
fishing some strong Irish government to act
between the imperial government and the
tenants" He urges that home rule pos.
sesses vitality which will survive the land
question
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
TRAIN AT LINCOLN'S TOMB.
He Says the Remains Are Not tho
Martyred Presidents.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Oct. 15,-George FranciS
Train succeeded in creating sensatiort
at the tomb of Abraham Lincoln, wherd
he, together with Belva A. Lockwood
and a number of other persons, visited to-day
T"ain declared unquaiifedly that tho
remains in the sarcophagus were not
those of Lincoln but only a
dummy or sham Aftcrward Train ex-
planned that he had reason to believe that at
the time of the theft of Lincoln's body sub.
stitution was made and that the whole affair
was preconcerted by detectives in league
with unprincipled Shylocks, who paid tho
thieves to go to the penitentiary, and who
would sooner or later be hawking about tha
remains of Lincoln as an attraction for 8
dime museum
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
The Company Blamed.

ISDIANAPoLIs, Oct. 15.-Dr. Charles L.
Wright, of Huntington, Mo-, a surgeon id
the employ of the Chicago & Atlantic rail-
way, has resigned his position, and states
that in doing so, his sympathy goes with
those who remain in the company's employ.
DR. Wright adds that he was bodily injured
at koutz and sought to communicate with his
friends by telegraph, but this favor the com.'
pany refused. He also says that engineers
are forced TO take unsafe locomotives on tho
road and that on the night of the accident
Engineers Dorsey and Wyman were refused
a supply of sand before leaving Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
PIymouth,s Temnorary Preacher.

NEW YORK, Oct. 10 Special Telegram to
the BEE DIR Lyman Abbott, editor of the
Christian Union, has been engaged as pulpit
supply for Plymouth church pending the Sc
lection of permanent pastor, and he will be-
gin his duties in November. He is, however,
not, and will not become candidate for the
permanent pastOrate of the church.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
Confessed and Took Poison.

Los ANGELES, Cal, Oct. l5.-Hattie Wool.
stein, the girl who is undor arrest here on
suspicion of killing DR.. Harlan, dentist and
sporting man, and afterward burning the
body, made a confession Of her guilt tonight
and then took poison. She was still alive at
a late hour.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
A Box Car Blaze.

A small fire occurred in the B. & M. yards
in box car last night, which caused tho
fire department to respond. The fire was
extinguished by the chemical engine, without
calling on the others at hand. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
A Case of Suicide.

WYMoRE, Neb,, Oct, 15.-Andrew Ben
denagle resident of Gage county and man
of family, suicded with revolver, near
tilley yesterday, The body was found near
the railroad track BY the crew of a passing
train.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
Returned With the Rinpleaders.

ST. PAUL, Oct. 15.-Maior Anderson re-
turned to Mitchell, Oak, to-day, having in
charge the rngleaders in the recent attack
on United States surveyors at the Lower
Bruie agency. No further trouble is an
ticipated -. g.. ..,.
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16
Whisky Dealer ASSIGNS.

New YoRK, Oct. l5,-Charlcs S. Bryce,
wholesale dealer in whisky, made an assign4
ment to-day. His assets and liabilities "A
Omaha daily bee., 1887-10-16

ana lor lne Dflue, Hrlncc George MaVfOCOf-
dato and the Marquis d'Harcourt for the
Duchess de Castries, who wore a simple but
charming dress of faille griopere, embrod-
cred with silver and delicious little capotc
with a dazzling agrette of silver and pearl
grey ostrich feathers.
Crowds of Americans were selecting beau
tiful furs and garments at Redfirm's yester-
day A wealthy Russian princess purchased
a real black fox and plain clue cloth evening
wrap for 1900 francs. Another pretty
evening wrap was of pearl-colored plush
lined with white Thibet and rolling collar of
Thibet The queen of Portugal had blue
electric cloth suit with white underskirt
braided with gold and pointed out
side piece in sleeves of white
cloth braided with gold buttoned
inty the sleeves. A small pointed plasteron of
white cloth braided in gold adorned the cor
sage. The costume was rich and handsome
and something beyond the ordinary street
gown. A togue cloth hat was with it with a
brim of blue velvet braided in gold and two
stiff gold patterns completed the costume.
Among the others of the pretty street toilets
was one for Margherita, queen of Italy. An
olive green cloth suit trimmed with astrak-
han. The jackets had small cloth vest of red
across which were cords of braid around the
edge of the pocket We're narrow bands of
Astrakhan loops of military braid led from
the right shoulder not unlike the Italian Of
ficer's striking uniforms. The skirt was of
plain green cloth and down the sides We're
broad stripes of Astrakhan over which they
hung in long graceful folds, though very
plain and simple. Another gown for the
queen was a white cloth skirt braided in
gold and q long pel0naise Of light gray cloth
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-19

"Ouida," the extravagant, passed
her 50th birthday some time ago, and
is still Miss da la Rance. She is
rather masculine in figure, and from
much exposure to wind and weather
her face, including her nose, has be-
come decidedly rubicund. Her cam
ber hair" which she used to wear
flowing over her shoulders, in the
style she favored in her earlier novels,
is cut short, pushed back from her
forehead and confined with a narrow
ribbon. On festive occasions she
wears white velvet, favorite material
Of hers, judging from the frequency
with which she arrays her heroines
in it, but ordinarily she is dressed in
the most dowdy English style. She
lives with her mother in a villa situat-
ed about four miles from Florence,
which is literally crammed with all
sorts of choice and artistic possessions
old embroideries, antique gold and
silver brocades, fine old porcelains,
bronzes, pictures, etc. In fact, it is
said that she has sunk most of the
large sums that she has received for
her late novels in the purchases. She
is also extravagantly fond of dogs, and
is alwa!s accompanied in her daily
walks by some ten or fifteen of these
canine pets, which are usually Of the
largest possible size. Also she de-
lights in driving in high dog-cart at
a tremendous rate OF speed, and has
been more than once fined for too
rapid driving.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-19
DAILY HERALD.
Public Opinion.


The Republican manufacturers OF
public opinion, or TO speak more cor
rectly, those who are desirous OF man.
ufacturing public opinion, are begin
ming to doubt the value OF the bloody
shirt as a campaign flag to rally voters
with.-[Cleveland Plain Dealer, Dem.
One fact should not be overlooked
by our Prohibition friends, and that is
that in Mussulman countries, where
alcoholic drinks are forbidden by re-
ligiou, the use OF opium is large. This
fact is confirmed by an equally singu-
lar one in our own land. The largest
amount of opium used in any OF our
cities, is not in New York, or Philadel-
phia or Boston, but in the small city
Of Portland, Me-, where the sale Of
liquor is prohibited.-[Utica Herald.
1t is very easily understood why
Mrs. Cleveland should have declined
to 60 to New York without the Presi-
dent, to present flags to the fire de-
partment, but it is hard to understand
how the Gothamites committed the
blunder OF inviting her without invit-
ing her husband. Mrs. Cleveland's
sense OF propriety, from all points Of
view OF the subject, must be set down
as excellent, and her expression of it
was at once courteous and pointed
philadelphia North-American.
A better scheme to promote pow
erty and beggary could not be devised
than to take away the incentives and
opportunities of individual ownership
~, oil apfornn1
tenants paying annually the
rental value of their lands. To
hold that the selling value of
lands is source of evil and hardship
instead of being prime factor in the
progress and prosperity of the coun-
try, displays a degree of intellectual
strabismus and solid ignorance well
calculated to excite sympathy and sur
prise.-[Chicago Tribune, Rep.
If railroad accidents are to assume
any such proportions as did that at
Chatsworth, it may become question
whether the State railroad commission
within whose jurisdiction they hap
pen, should not supplement the au-
thority of the local coroners. The
sinister story is told in railroad circles
that the bodies OF many of the vic
Tins of the Chatsworth disaster, now
estimated at 126, were smuggled off
the ground under the company's or
ders as soon as possible. There
should be, at least, no more favor
shown the corporations in the way of
secrecy in this kind than is shown
where single life is taken.-IBrook
lyn Eagle.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-19
$500 to $500. Park Tract.

''It should be used everywhere where i'm.
pure gases are generated from decomposing
matter. r.'-HoLMEs SMITH, NJ. D., Savannah
Ga
Tho Mexican remedy for diseases of the
kidneys and bladder is Damiana Bitters
Michel Levy & Co., wholesale rates.
A positive cure for yspepsia-Damiana
Bitters. Michel Levy & Co., wholesale
liquor dealers, agents.
The Vernon Street road runs to and
through the Wolfskill tract.
Ladies who are troubled with cramps and
nervousness should drink Damiana Bitters
1t is pleasant to take.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-19

Fullerton is town site on the San Diego
division OF the Santa Fe Railroad, twenty
three miles southwest of Los Angeles and
three miles north of Anahcim. 1t is a regu
lar station on that railway and all trains will
stop there
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-19

The original and largest ostrich farm is
onIy one mile from the town, and is u great
source of interest to tourists. One hundred
ostriches may be counted.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-19
The Railroad Boom

Continues and all lines are heading to and
passing through the Wolfskill tract The
more the merrier. Reason: The gigantic
depot.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-19

No. -SI9OOO-Figuerea st, south of Wash
ington st; lovely new 2-story residence,
finished in the most modern sty e, includ,
ing all the carpets, window .drapery and
curtains; IL large, beautiful rooms. pri-
vate billiard-room, barn, etc; lot 65x190.
No. -$7OOO-Temple st, west of Beaudry
ave; S-room cottage, hard-fnish; lot lays
high and dry: 50x150; location can't be
equaled for the money.
No. 3-Notice-$825 per front foot-West
side of Main st, between Fifth and Sixth; ;
7OxIG5. near the new hotel; best bust
ness property in the city for the money;
for few days only.
No. 4-S45OO--Ninth st, west of Pearl st;
cottage, @ rooms; lot 52x15O; opposite the
grand Dunkelberger mansion; chance
for few days only.
No. 5-$6700-Hope st, south OF Tenth st;
elegant cottage, rooms, barn and all
improvements; lot 5OX165 to 20 # alley.
$60OO-Hope st, clean side, 1O5x155.
50OO-Ellis avenue, 9Ox15O.
ER-A very large list of acreage in all par
before pI
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-09-19

The Beautiful Jones' Tract
Fronting on Pico street. Lots for sale by
Vignes & McGregor, 1876 North Main street